Wayne Art Center seeks submissions for Art Quilt Elements 2026, a juried group exhibition of contemporary fine art quilts. Selected works will be on display at Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania from March 23 through April 25, 2026. Applications accepted July 1-October 16, 2025. For more information about AQE 2026 visit: www.artquiltelements.org.

Fees or awards
$50 entry fee

The Stagville Memorial Project is seeking an Artist, Artist Team, or Artist and Fabricator Team with experience in working with historically marginalized communities to create three site-specific installations at the upcoming Durham Rail Trail Gateway Plaza located at 501 W. Main St: (1) a sculptural work, (2) creative elements on concrete stairs, and (3) a creative wayfinding sign.

Construction on the Plaza is expected to begin in the fall of 2026 with completion expected by spring 2028.

Visit the Stagville Memorial Project call page for more details.

Fees or awards: 269,000

EarShot is the nation's first ongoing, systematic program for cultivating relationships between orchestras and emerging composers. In addition to its annual readings with the NYC-based American Composers Orchestra, EarShot works with a national network of orchestral partners each season to discover and develop composers whose work expands the definition of American orchestral music.

The American Composers Orchestra is seeking composers with works for symphonic orchestra (3333-4331-timp+3-harp-piano/cel-strings) to be rehearsed, performed, and recorded in New York City on June 11-12, 2026, offering selected participants the opportunity to collaborate with mentors consisting of both established orchestral composers and industry leaders.

There is no application fee. Travel (up to $700) and local accommodations are provided. Participants will receive recordings of their works for both personal and professional use.

Grace Arts Center Gallery, Mills River, NC proudly presents the 21st Annual Juried Art Exhibition! All mediums of visual artists with 2D and 3D work accepted. Artists may drop off their work to be judged in person October 26th from 3-6 pm or October 27th from 9am - 12 noon. An Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, October 30th at 6:30 pm with cash prizes & multiple awards including Best Emerging Artist. Our 2025 Juror is Katrina Chenevert, artist and gallery owner in Asheville.

Fees or awards
Submissions are $20 per piece. Max of 2 pieces per artist.

 

RAISE YOUR ZINE! is an annual photography competition organized by THE DOCKS, a cultural association specializing in photographic publishing and promoting emerging authors. The festival serves as a platform to support the development of editorial projects by talented photographers from around the world.

Fees or awards
Prize: Production of a photographic fanzine and exhibition at the festival.

Ten Moir Gallery invites artists worldwide to enter the Sky & Clouds art competition. Submit work inspired by the open sky—whether it's sunrise, stormy weather, surreal cloudscapes, or abstract interpretations of atmosphere and light. All mediums accepted including painting, photography, digital, sculpture, and mixed media. * Best in Show: Featured on homepage + newsletter, interview, certificate * Top winners: Featured in the online exhibition + social media spotlight * Honorable Mentions

Fees or awards
$24 for 3 images : * Best in Show: One winner will receive: * $150 Cash Prize * Featured on the Cover of the Exhibition * Dedicated Social Media Post * Inclusion in Our Newsletter * Free Entry into the Blu Sky Artist Award ($500 Prize)
 

Established to recognise and encourage excellence in the craft of poetry writing and to provide a platform for publication, the Anthology Poetry Competition is open to original and previously unpublished poems in the English language. Entries are invited from poets of all nationalities, living anywhere in the world. There is no restriction on theme or style. Poems submitted should not exceed 40 lines. There is no limit to entries per person. Each submission will require a separate entry.

Fees or awards
Prizes - FIRST: The winner will receive a €1,000 cash prize and the chance to see their work published in a future issue of Anthology. SECOND: €250 THIRD: €150

Submissions are now invited for the Anthology Cover Art Award. Established to foster and support both established and emerging visual artists and provide a platform for publication, the competition is open to multiple genres including painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography and digital media.

Fees or awards
The winner will receive €500 and publication on the cover of – and editorial coverage in – a future issue of Anthology. / Very Early Bird fee – €12 – December – January 2025 Early Bird fee – €15: February 2025 – March 2025 Standard fee – €18: – April-Oct

Artists and photographers are encouraged to submit their best work to the Pretty in Pink Art Competition. An open-themed celebration of the color pink in all its forms. From soft pastels to bold fuchsias, we welcome every interpretation, from cherry blossoms, neon lights to bubblegum. All styles and mediums are welcome to apply.

Fees or awards
Entry fee is $25, awards offered. Win $500 worth of prizes and Cash Award
 

The Doris Betts Fiction Prize, sponsored by the North Carolina Writers’ Network, awards the first-prize winner $250 and publication in the North Carolina Literary Review. Finalists will also be considered for publication in the NCLR, and authors will receive $50 to $150, depending on how many stories selected.